1981–82 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

1981–82 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ECAC South regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceEastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
DivisionSouth
Record24–6 (10–1 ECAC)
Head coach
Home arenaJames Madison University Convocation Center
1981–82 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 10 1   .909 24 6   .800
Richmond 6 4   .600 18 11   .621
Old Dominion 5 4   .556 18 12   .600
William & Mary 6 5   .545 16 12   .571
Towson State 5 7   .417 10 17   .370
Navy 2 4   .333 12 14   .462
St. Francis 2 5   .286 10 17   .370
George Mason 2 6   .250 13 14   .481
East Carolina 2 8   .200 10 17   .370
1982 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by tenth year head coach Lou Campanelli, played their home games at the newly opened on-campus Convocation Center and were members of the southern division of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The Dukes finished the season with a 24–6 (10–1 ECAC South) record, but were upset by Old Dominion in the ECAC South tournament. However, the Dukes received an at-large bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for their second-ever and second-consecutive appearance in the tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, the ninth-seeded Dukes beat Ohio State in the first round before falling to eventual national champions North Carolina in the second round.